Breaking News, February 10

"Was happy to receive a call from my friend @JustinTrudeau. Assured him that India would do its best to facilitate supplies of COVID vaccines sought by Canada. We also agreed to continue collaborating on other important issues like Climate Change and the global economic recovery."

Section 144 Cr.PC has been promulgated following an incident of miscreants torching several houses at Jhalnacherra area under Ramnathpur Police Station in Hailakandi bordering Assam-Mizoram border. Some persons sustained injuries: Directorate of Info & Public Relations, Assam

Kerala High Court directed the state govt to establish 'Campus police units' in campuses to prevent drug abuse. Measures shall also be taken to make it easier for the police and excise personnel to enforce the NDPS Act, 1985, in the educational institutions.

As of 10th  February 2021 at 6 pm, the total vaccination is 68 lakhs, out of which healthcare workers who have been vaccinated are 56,65,172. So far, 11,61,726 frontline workers have been vaccinated: Mandeep Bhandari, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry

• I consider farmers' protest pure. But remember what happens when andolanjeevis destroy a pure protest.
• Attacking toll plazas, telecom towers...doesn't this destroy the farmers' pure protest? We need to save our nation from such andolanjeevis, not andolankaris.

• There are people who talk the right things. But this same section, when it comes to doing the right things, fail to convert words into action. Those who talk big on electoral reforms oppose One Nation One Election. They speak of gender justice but oppose Triple Talaq. 

• In the last 6 years, the issues of the Opposition have changed. I await discussion on the issues of development for us to respond to, but that doesn't even happen anymore.

• The world is changing. Until when should we keep bothering about the status quo?
•  We cannot strengthen the agriculture sector until we benefit the poor farmers. 
• We should guide our farmers towards innovation. We need to handhold them. 

• Governments should be sensitive. The people had not asked for Ayushman Yojana. They didn't ask for Jan Dhan Yojana, or Swachh Bharat Yojana, or the construction of toilets, but we did. 
• This is a democracy, not a dictatorship. Those times have passed when people had to ask the government for things. 

• "Congress is a divided party. Senior party leaders in Rajya Sabha discuss matters gracefully. And here is Congress' second lot...," PM Modi says amid Opposition uproar. 
• Congress members stage a walkout from the Lok Sabha.
• PM Modi continues his speech. 

• "Ab zyada ho gaya, hadh se zyada kyun kar rahe ho (Now this is too much, why are you crossing limits)", PM Modi says as Opposition continues uproar amid farm law mention.
•  "I respect you. You will get more publicity than TMC in Bengal. Don't worry...This doesn't look good, why are you doing this," PM to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
• Some say that the farm laws weren't requested for then why did the government introduce them? Certain things are necessary for a progressive society. Were laws sought for child marriage or increasing marriage age, Triple Talaq etc?

• Uproar in the Lok Sabha as PM Modi talks about the new farm laws. 
• PM Modi says the uproar in the Parliament is taking place on the lines of a well-planned strategy, so that the truth doesn't reach the farmers. 

• The government is regularly in talks with the protesting farmers. We respect the farmers. 
• We are open for clause by clause discussion on the farm laws. 
• We have no issues if the protesting farmers come up with any convincing suggestions. 
• No mandis have closed, MSP too hasn't suffered any obstruction post the introduction of the new farm laws. 

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury interrupts PM Narendra Modi's speech in Lok Sabha. 

• Who were those knocking the doors against Aadhaar, asks PM Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha, evoking reactions from the Opposition. 
• I saw a lot of discussions centered around the color of the farm laws...whether they were black or white. I would have been glad if the opposition had debated on the content and intent of the farm laws. 

"Vocal for local" is echoing throughout the country. It is doing good for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. We need to mould and change ourself towards a self-reliant India. 

Today, we are surviving against the coronavirus pandemic because of those doctors, nurses who stepped in as god. Sanitation workers, ambulance drivers and other staff deserve all the appreciation. 

Our doctors, nurses, COVID warriors, Safai Karamcharis, those who drove ambulances...such people and so many others became manifestations of the divine who strengthened India's fight against the global pandemic.

Every nation has a message to deliver, a mission to fulfill...Swami Vivekananda had once said. The way India managed to balance itself and the world too, is a turning point. 

We're knocking at the doors of 75 years of independence. It's a matter of pride for every Indian and an occasion to move forward. We may be in any corner or belong to any strata of society but we must make a new resolve that where do we want to take India at 100 years of freedom.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat is the way forward to establish and strengthen India in the new world order. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is replying to the motion of thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha.

• Long discussions have happened in this house. I thank all the house members, especially our women parliamentarians because their participation, research were so vast. 
• The speech by Rashtrapati Ji showcased India's 'Sankalp Shakti.' His words have boosted the spirit of confidence among the people of India.

PM Narendra Modi will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address at 4 pm in Lok Sabha today

The Army shot dead an “intruder” near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The “intruder”, identified as Sarfraz Mir, 56, is a resident of Kundibarjala Kamalkote in Uri. An identity card issued by authorities in the Muzaffarabad area of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and a rifle was recovered by the Army.

Eighteen Indian seafarers stuck in China on board cargo ship MV Anastasia to reach India on Feb 14, said Mansukh Mandaviya

Four people injured in a cylinder blast at a cylinder storage godown on Yari Road in Andheri (W), Mumbai. All injured shifted to a city hospital

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday appointed Bijit Kumar Dhar as the Additional Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal. It also named Arindam Niyogi as the joint secretary and Sourav Barik as the deputy secretary at the CEO''s office in the state.

Sitting past midnight, Lok Sabha members participated in the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's address. After most of the participants had made their point, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House at 1 am Wednesday.

Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reply to the debate on Wednesday evening. Lok Sabha usually sits between 4 pm and 9 pm but the timing was increased as members were willing. President addressed the joint sitting of Parliament on January 29 in the beginning of the Budget Session.

Majority of US Senate votes that former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial is constitutional